Saturday, July 7, 2012

Claiming
that President Aquino has reached a decision on how to deal with China,
which has claimed full sovereignty over the virtually entire South
China sea, but will not disclose what he had decided on.

Malacañang
refused to tell reporters of the decision Aquino had made on the
China-Philippine dispute, saying that changes were quickly made as the
full Cabinet meeting was called off and an executive session was held
instead.

Aquino’s spokesman, Edwin Lacierda, said he could not reveal
anything that went on during the meeting, since this was held in
executive session regarding security matters.

At a press briefing at
the Palace, Lacierda took an evasive position, warding off questions
from Palace reporters wanting to be updated on the Cabinet meeting
called Thursday afternoon by the President himself.Lacierda,
however, admitted there were personalities whose names were not included
in the list of those expected to attend Aquino’s full Cabinet meeting
where top government officials were asked to provide an input over the
brewing tension with China.

Two legislators from the Senate — Senate
President Juan Ponce Enrile and former renegade Navy officer Sen.
Antonio Trillanes attended the Cabinet meeting. Both Enrile and
Trillanes, Lacierda added, are perceived by the President as credible
resource persons on matters of national security, saying the Senate
President served as Minister of National Defense for many years under
the late strongman Ferdinand Marcos while Trillanes was invited in his capacity as a Navy officer..... MORE